Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-08
HERE AND THERE.

know that Rio Collects now retailin
at 27Il cents per pound.
| Col. Napoleon Gregory killed fort
five snakes one day last week All,
was not out on snake hunt either.
Great bargains at Aug. G. Reich
ert's for the next thirty days Il
watches and clocks. Call and Sc
him.
Frazer Owen, Jr., and John Faulk
ner had a difficulty at Kelly, Monday
A few ticks were exchanged Blu
neither was much hurt.
A Methodist revival is in progress
at Herndon, which is being conduct
ed by Rev. L. L. Pate and Josiah Car
neal.
The Pembroke Baptist church hal
called Rev. j. G. Bow, Of Newport, t.
the pastorate, to begin September LIST
The call has not yet been accepted by
Mr. Bow.
Circles No. 7 and 5 will hold Q
Baptist Circle meeting at New Barren
Springs, seven miles east of Hopkins
vile, on Saturday and Sunday, July
30th and 3lst.
w. e. Embry wants frosted tobac-
co on stalk at Sl.25, stripped $3.50, also
10000 bushels wheat at GO cents and
the rise at the farm. Will be in
Hopkinsville Saturday.
A cottage is being built on the
VIM. Mills lot on 9th street, from
which the d welling house was burned
last year. The new house is being
put up on the eastern half of the lot.
A bright lightin the southeast at
tracted attention Tuesday evening
shortly after dark. 1t was caused by
"a burning strawstack some miles out
from the city on the Clarksville pike.
The fourth quarterly meeting OF
the conference year will be held at
the Methodist church, beginning this
evening. Presiding Elder Il. +. Hayes
will conduct the services.
Miss Lourissa Renshaw Yancey,
pupil Of the Deaf and Dumb Institute
at Danville, is spending part of the
vacation with Mr.. J. w. Yancey,
who recently adopted her as his
daughter.
Hanbery s. Shryer capped the
climax Tuesday and sold hogshead
of tobacco for Mr.. Il. II. Fritz for
1926. w. e. Embry was the pur-
chaser. Clarksville will have to pick
her flint and come again.
The Board of Trustees of the Hop
kinsvile Public Schools met this
week and completed the list of teach
ers for the next session by re-electing
Miss Sarah Mckee. This leaves the
faculty of the last session unchanged.
Mr.. Robert ID. Martin, who lives
near Crofton, fell from a scaffold
while working on building at Daw-
son last Saturday aud was very bad
ly hurt, A telegram received Sum
day stated that his injuries were
more serious than at first reported
and that he was suffering intensely.
Work is being pushed ahead on
the 18th street sewer, under the sup
ervision of Street Inspector Twyman.
A three-foot sewer has been complet-
ed from the Southeast corner OF the
College lot to Main street, a distance
OF 300 feet. The underground drain
will cross Main and continue to Vir-
ginia street.
Jas. f. Clarity, baggage master ON
a L. & N. train out of Birmingham,
Ala, was considerably bruised in a
collision that occurred on the 4th inst.
The engineer had both legs broken,
bat fortunately Jim had no fractures.
He is at home getting over his in
juries and will be able to return to
his duties in few days.
Rev. e. NJ. Manion, COL, Of Prince
ton, was in town this week looking
for his erring wife, who he said had
come to this city with Newton Ashby,
leaving four small children behind,
one Of which died soon afterwards.
The woman was found here, stopping
with some other relatives.
Mrs. Anna J. Mercer died at $3.50
o'clock Sunday evening at the home
of her son, Mr.. S. G. Mercer, in the
Seth year of her age. She was q
member of the Presbyterian church
and Rev. M. May preached her funer-
al Monday afternoon. She was one
of our oldest and highly esteemed
residents.
Messrs. w. T. G. Cross and K. b.
Bassett, of the firm of Bassett & Co.,
who will open dry goods establish
ment at No. A N. Main St. ON Sept. 8,
were in the city this week making
their arrangements. Mr.. Cross has
gone east to lay in the stock and they
will open up with mammoth stock.
The new firm is composed of young
gentlemen from Louisville.
A band Of three pieces has been en-
gagged for the season at Ceruiean
Springs. The musicians are from
Nashville. They passed through the
city Wednesday and will be on hand
at the grand opening ball this even
ing. All of the Indications point toa
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